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Refugee Council of Australia: Australia cannot watch idly while asylum seekers face return to Sri Lanka

17 November 2009

The Australian Government cannot remain a passive bystander while asylum seekers on the Merak boat face the risk of return to Sri Lanka, the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) says. RCOA president John Gibson said the organisation was alarmed by media reports that the Indonesian Government was considering returning asylum seekers whose claims were yet to be examined.

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Joint Statement on the Requirements of a Regional Solution for the Rohingya

6 March 2009

We, the undersigned organizations, wish to express our support for the development of a regional solution to the plight of the Rohingya that is founded upon a respect for their rights and draws upon the support of the international community. However, we are concerned that while regional solutions have been discussed, including at the recent [...]

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Joint Statement on the Treatment of Rohingya and Bangladeshi ‘Boat People’ in Asia

6 February 2009

We, the undersigned organisations, are extremely concerned about the treatment of over a thousand Rohingyas from Burma and migrants from Bangladesh who have been forcibly expelled and abandoned in international waters by the Thai security forces since December 2008. Over the past few weeks, several boats have been rescued off the coasts of Indonesia and [...]

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